Anaerobic spinal epidural abscess
- 1 March 1978
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 48 (3), 465-469
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1978.48.3.0465
Abstract
An acute spinal epidural abscess is reported from which a pure growth of the anaerobe Fusobacterium necrophorum was isolated. The mode of infection and pathogen makes it unique. The literature concerning the bacteriology of epidural abscess and the implications of anaerobic epidural infection are discussed.Keywords
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